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    EP1.03 - Biology (ID 193)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: E-Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Biology
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 08:00 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      EP1.03-11 - Mechanisms of Gefitinib Plus Pemetrexed on Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Now Available) (ID 1402)

      08:00 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Yuqing Lou

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      Background

      Resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) is often acquired in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients during treatment. We previously demonstrated that combined treatment with EGFR-TKI gefitinib plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in NSCLC patients carrying sensitive EGFR mutations.

      Method

      Pharmacological interaction between gefitinib and pemetrexed was evaluated in NSCLC cell line PC-9 using MTT assay. The influence of combined treatment with gefitinib plus pemetrexed on gene expression profiles and signaling pathways has been investigated using microarray and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA).

      Result

      Synergistic inhibitory effect between gefitinib and pemetrexed was observed in NSCLC cell line PC-9. Figure 1A suggested representative proliferation inhibitory effects of gefitinib, pemetrexed and combined treatment for 48 hours. Figure 1B showed CI values of concurrent gefitinib-pemetrexed treatment in PC-9 NSCLC cell line. CI values at ED50, ED75 and ED90 were shown.

      Furthermore, widespread gene expression changes and critical signaling pathways were induced significantly by combined treatment in PC-9 cells. Figure 2A was heatmap of gene expression prolifes in human NSCLC PC-9 cell line treated with gefitinib (blue), pemetrexed (purple) or gefitinib-pemetrexed combination (orange) with the criteria P<0.05 and ▏fold change ▏>1.5. Genes and samples were listed in rows and columns, respectively. A colour standard for data normalization was shown at the bottom with green representing downregulated genes while red representing upregulated genes. In Figure 2B, pathway enrichment of differential expressed genes was analysed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Signaling pathways shown here were based on a P<0.0001. Figure 2C showed heatmap of critical pathways affected by combined treatment as compared to gefitinib single treatment. Heatmap colour represented the Z-score of signalling pathways. Z-score>0 meant the signalling pathway was stimulated by related treatment while Z-score<0 meant the signalling pathway was inhibited by related treatment.

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      Conclusion

      Gene expression profiles revealed potential signaling pathways contributing to the synergism.

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    MA25 - Precision Medicine in Advanced NSCLC (ID 352)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA25.09 - Navigating Anlotinib Precision Therapy Through the Genetic Profiling of Circulating DNA in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients (Now Available) (ID 1055)

      14:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): Yuqing Lou

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      Background

      Anlotinib is an oral multi-targeted anti-angiogenic drug, and its clinical predictor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is still elusive. The aim of this study is to screen predictor for anlotinib via non-invasive genetic profiling of plasma cell free DNA and circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA & ctDNA).

      Method

      Tumor-specific target capture to profile the circulating DNA of ALTER0303 (Evaluating NSCLC clinical anti-tumor efficacy through anlotinib therapy) study participants. Acquired mutations were screened out via comparing genetic profiling between baseline (BL) and progression disease (PD), and were used for anlotinib stratification. Based on the sequencing data at BL, tumor mutation index (TMI) was established from three independent predictors germline and somatic mutation burden (G+S MB), nonsynonymous and synonymous mutation burden (N+S MB) and unfavorable mutation score (UMS), and was used for predicting anlotinib responders. In addition, TMI combined with IDH1Exon4 mutation status also be examined for serving as predictor for anlotinib stratification.

      Result

      Our data firstly indicated no benefit (NB, PFS ≤ 45 days) patients can be mainly excluded via analysis of ARID1A and BRCA2 genetic profiling. Secondly, for the no durable benefit (NDB, 45 days < PFS ≤ 130 days) and durable clinical benefit (DCB, PFS > 130 days) patients, harboring lower mutation burden (G+S MB, N+S MB, and UMS) received more benefit from anlotinib therapy. Subsequently, we found the predictor-TMI can predict anlotinib responders upon discovery cohort (Median PFS: 210 days vs 126 days; p = 0.0238; AUC = 0.77), and validation cohort (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days; p = 0.0352) and all patients (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days; p = 0.0044) more effectively. Furthermore, the IDH1Exon4 mutation was identified as an unfavorable factor to anlotinib therapy under TMI-based stratification. Lastly, the TMI plus IDH1Exon4 mutation status predict response to anlotinib significantly (Median PFS: 210 days vs 127 days, p < 0.0001, AUC = 0.90; Median OS: 423 days vs 162 days, p < 0.0001, AUC = 0.80).

      Conclusion

      This study provides circulating DNA sequencing-based stratification for underlying anlotinib responders via non-invasive approach, and thus potentially improve clinical outcome for NSCLC patients at 3rd line.

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    OA11 - Decomplexifying Molecular Targets, Immunotherapy and Treatment Settings in the Real World (ID 137)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Treatment in the Real World - Support, Survivorship, Systems Research
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA11.07 - Chemotherapy Plus EGFR-TKI as First-Line Treatment Provides Better Survival for EGFR Mutation NSCLC Patients: Update Data for NCT02148380 (Now Available) (ID 2207)

      14:00 - 15:30  |  Author(s): Yuqing Lou

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      Background

      Previously, we did a prospective study to compare pemetrexed plus carboplatin and gefitinib to either pemetrexed plus carboplatin or gefitinib alone as first-line therapy for lung adenocarcinoma patients harboring sensitive EGFR mutations (NCT02148380). The primary endpoint PFS was met at Oct 1, 2016. However, the OS of combinational group was not mature then [Han B, et al. Int J Cancer. 2017;141:1249-1256]. In the present study, we continued the OS follow-up until Sep 28 2018.

      Method

      The survival curves for OS were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and were compared between combination and gefitinib groups using the log-rank test. 2-years, 3-years survival rates were compared between combination and gefitinib groups using Pearson Chi-Square.

      Result

      Baseline characteristics of the intent-to-treat (ITT) population have been reported. At last day of follow-up (Sep 28 2018), 30 (75.0%) patients in the combinational group, 35 (85.4%) patients in the gefitinib group died. 2-year survival rates of combinational and gefitinib groups were 85.0% (34/40), 56.1% (23/41) (P=0.004), respectively. 3-year survival rates of combinational and gefitinib groups were 52.5% (21/40), 24.4% (10/41) (P=0.009), respectively. The median OS was 37.9 months (95%CI: 17.3-58.6) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (25.8 months [95%CI: 19.2-32.3]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.56 (95%CI:0.34-0.91, P=0.02).

      19del: The median OS was 51.0 months (95%CI: 36.6-65.5) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (29.8 months [95%CI: 26.7-32.9]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.61 (95%CI:0.30-1.25, P=0.18).

      21L858R: The median OS was 32.3 months (95%CI: 27.8-36.7) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (22.8 months [95%CI: 13.1-32.5]). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.50 (95%CI:0.25-1.00, P=0.05).

      Totally, 15 patients had baseline central nervous system (CNS) metastases. The median OS of patients who had baseline CNS metastases was 25.6 months (95%CI: 15.1-36.1); the median OS of patients who had no baseline CNS metastases was 31.7 months (95%CI: 28.2-35.2). The HR of CNS metastases group versus no CNS metastases group was 2.80 (95%CI:1.51-5.18, P=0.001). Among the combinational group, 20% (8/40) percent of patients had baseline CNS metastases. 17.1% (7/41) percent of patients in the gefitinib group had baseline CNS metastases.

      CNS: The median OS was 27.0 months, (95%CI: 21.8-32.3) for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (15.5 months, 95%CI: 6.8-24.3). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.17 (95%CI:0.04-0.68, P=0.013).

      No CNS: The median OS was 47.4 months, 95%CI: 27.2-67.7 for the combinational group, which was substantially longer than the median OS for first-line gefitinib group (27.4 months, 95%CI: 23.0-33.7). The HR of combinational group versus gefitinib group was 0.57 (95%CI:0.32-0.99, P=0.044).

      Conclusion

      The current study on lung adenocarcinoma patients harboring sensitive EGFR mutations showed that the combined treatment with pemetrexed plus carboplatin with gefitinib provide better survival benefits than gefitinib alone.

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    P2.03 - Biology (ID 162)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
    • Track: Biology
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/09/2019, 10:15 - 18:15, Exhibit Hall
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      P2.03-49 - Roles of CENPU in Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression and Invasion (Now Available) (ID 1382)

      10:15 - 18:15  |  Presenting Author(s): Yuqing Lou

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      Background

      Centromere protein U (CENPU), a centromere protein mediating kinetochore-microtubule interaction, is critical for proper cell cycle and mitosis. It has been implicated that CENPU promotes tumorigenesis in variant malignancies. However, roles of CENPU in lung adenocarcinoma progression and underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated.

      Method

      CENPU expression in 90 pair lung adenocarcinoma/adjacent normal lung samples was examined with immunohistochemistry (IHC). Then CENPU expression was inhibited with lentiviral-mediated shRNA strategy in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299 to examine the impact of CENPU knockdown for lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis. Cell proliferation, colony formation, cell cycle and cell survival were analyzed by Cellomics cell counting method, colonogenesis assay, PI and Annexin V-APC staining respectively while cellular migration and invasion were determined by cell scratch and transwell test. Furthermore, expression of critical factors involved in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were determined with western blot.

      Result

      CENPU expression was significantly increased in lung adenocarcinomas as compared to adjacent normal lung tissues (fold change=8.54, P<0.0001) (Fig. 1A). Functionl analysis revealed that in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299, CENPU knockdown impaired cell proliferation (Fig. 1B), inhibited colony formation ability (Fig. 1C) and induced cell cycle arrest (Fig. 1D). Additionally, cellular migration and invasion was also inhibited by CENPU knockdown (Fig. 1E-F). It is further shown that E-Cadherin was induced while N-Cadherin and vimentin were inhibited by CENPU knockdown (Fig. 1G), indicating that CENPU was important for EMT process and cancer metastasis.

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      Conclusion

      It showed that CENPU expression is significantly upregulated lung adenocarcinoma tissue. Functional analysis indicated that CENPU is critical for cell proliferation, survival, migration and metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1299. CENPU represents a promising target for lung adenocarcinoma therapy.

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